Buckle.



WK fla No. 842,759. P ATENTED JAN. 29, 1907.

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APPLICATION FILED JUNE 24,1905.

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No. a42,v59. PATENTEI) 'JAN. 29, 1907. A. 0. BRUBAKER. BUCKLE.

APPLIQATION FILED JUNE 24, 1:905.

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ALPHEUS O. BRUBAKER, OF SUGDEN, INDIAN TERRITORY.

BUCKLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 29, 1907.

Application filed June 24:, 1905. Serial No. 266,831.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALPHEUS O. BRU- BAKER, a citizen of the UnitedStates of America, residing at Sugden, in the Chickasaw Nation, IndianTerritory, have in vented new and useful Improvements in Buckles, ofwhich the following is a specification.

The invention relates to an improvement in buckles of the class designedparticularly for securing the meeting ends of the usual elasticsleeve-holders of that class wherein an elastic band carrying a suitablebuckle or other adjusting means is designed to encircle the arm andsleeve of the user to hold the sleeve in adjusted position.

The main object of the present invention is the provision of means in abuckle of the class described for gripping a portion of a shirt-sleeveor other garment, whereby to insure the position of the sleeve-holder inuse and to retain the sleeve-holder in place when the garment hasbeen'removed.

The invention will first bedescribed in the following specification withparticular reference to the accompanying drawings, the novel features ofthe buckle forming the subject-matter of the appended claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating theapplication of my improved holder. Fig. 2 is a plan illustrating the useof my improved buckle in securing the meeting ends of the elasticsleeve-holder. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section of the same, the tonguebeing shown in elevation and a portion of the shirt-sleeve secured bythe buckle. Fig. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of the tongue of myimproved buckle.

Referring to the drawings, my improved buckle comprises a base-plate 1,preferably of metal and rectangular in shape. The plate is formed neareach end with a transversely-arranged opening 2, divided by alongitudinally-extended web 3, forming practically two longitudinalslots designed to receive the meeting ends of the elastic webbing 4,which are passed upwardly through the slot 2, over and around the web 3,and outwardly beyond the base-plate.

The baseplate is formed with a central opening 5, practically square inoutline and designed to receive the buckle-tongue, as hereinafterdescribed. Parallel with and on each side of the opening 5 thebase-plate is cut out at 6, the cut-out portions, which are leftintegral with the base-plate at one end, being rolled to providegudgeons 7 for pivotally supporting the tongue.

The tongue 8 is formed of an elongated strip of metal having a handleportion 9, a body 10, offset from the handle 9, and a locking-arm 11,oflset from the body 10, said offsets being preferably formed bysuitably bending the material of the tongue, as clearly illustrated inFig. 4.. The material of the body immediately adjacent the offset orwall joining the arm 11 is longitudinally slitted parallel with andadjacent the side edges of the body, said slitted portions being rolledto provide gudgeons 12, designed to cooperate with the gudgeons 7 of thebaseplate to pivotally support the tongue. The locking-arm 11 of thetongue is of less width than the body 10 and is terminally provided witha vertically-projecting lip 13, preferably formed by bending the end ofthe arm 11 upward at right'angles to the plane of said arm.

The tongue is pivotally secured to the base-plate through the medium ofa pivotpin 14, passing through the alined gudgeons 7 and 12 of the plateand tongue, respectively, the gudgeons 12 being spaced apart to fitbetween the gudgeons 7, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. The locking-arm ofthe tongue when the parts are assembled operates on one side of thebase-plate, while the body 10 and handle 9 rest upon the other surfaceof the baseplate. In this position of the parts the locking-arm 11 ispassed through the central opening 5 in the base-plate, the wallconnecting the arm and body of the tongue providing for this arrangementof parts, the length of the wall being such that in the use of thebuckle the arm 11 rests squarely against the under side of the plate,while the body 10 rests squarely upon the upper side of the plate. Thewall joining the handle and body of the tongue offsets said handle in aplane above the body, whereby to provide for the projection above thesurface of the baseplate incident to the thickness of the end of theelastic webbing passing through the opening 2 underlying said handle, asclearly shownin Fig. 3. The lip 13 is designed when the parts are inlocked position to seat within a transversely-arranged slot or opening15, appropriately formed in the base-plate 1, the forward wall of saidlip being spaced but slightly from the forward wall of the slot 15 andthe length of the lip being approximately equal to the thickness of thebase-plate, whereby to avoid unnecessary projection above the surface ofsaid plate. The forward wall of the base-plate is provided with a knob16, with which an opening 17 in the free end of the handle 9 is designedto cooperate, whereby to secure the tongue in locking or normalposition.

In use, the buckle having been arranged to secure the meeting ends ofthe elastic webbing, as described, the sleeve-holder is placed on thearm, the handle end of the buckle ele vated, and a portion of the sleevematerial arranged to overlie or engage the lip 13 of the arm 1 l. Thetongue is then returned to normal position, forcing the engaged portionof the sleeve material into the opening 15 of the base-plate and bindingsaid materialbetween the tongue and wall of said opening, the handle endof the buckle when moved to normal position engaging the spring-catch 16 and locking the tongue against accidental movement. The sleeve-holderis now positively engaged with the material of the sleeve and itsaccidental slipping in use is prevented. Furthermore, the sleeve-holderwill remain in fixed relation to the sleeve after removal of thegarment, insuring its proper position at all times without readjustmentand permitting the garment to be taken off and put on without regard tothe adjustment or arrangement of the sleeve-holder.

The structure provided is of simple economic construction and thoroughlypractical and efiicient in use, and I wish it understood that I do notlimit myself to the precise details of structure herein shown anddescribed, as various changes and modifications thereof within the scopeof the appended claims may be resorted to without departing from thespirit of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. A sleeve-holdercomprising a buckle, a strip of webbing having its ends secured to thebuckle, and a tongue pivotally secured to the buckle and provided withmeans for engaging the material of the sleeve underlying the buckle whenin place, and means for securing the tongue in operative positionagainst strain tending to disengage the sleeve material.

2. A sleeve-holder comprising a buckle, a strip of Webbing having itsends secured to the buckle, a tongue pivotally connected with the buckleand terminally formed with means to engage the material of the sleeveunderlying the buckle when in place, and means for securing the tonguein operative position against strain tending to disengage the sleevematerial.

3. A sleeve-holder comprising a buckle, a strip of webbing having itsends secured to the buckle, a tongue pivotally connected to the buckleand having a part to cooperate with the under side of the plate, saidlatter part being terminally formed with an upwardly-projecting lipadapted to engage the material of the sleeve underlying the buckle whenin place and force said engaged portion of the sleeve through an openingformed in the buckle-plate.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALPHEUS O. BRUBAKER.

Witnesses:

L. E. ROBERTS, J. T. CARLTON.

